Vicky Gregg, Acadia Healthcare director and veteran executive, has shaped modern healthcare both in Tennessee and nationally through a career that spans frontline nursing to chief executive roles. Best known for leading BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee as CEO from 2003 to 2012, Gregg’s tenure emphasized population health strategies and organizational transformation that continue to influence local health systems.
Gregg began her career at Erlanger Regional Medical Center as a nurse technician and staff nurse in emergency medicine before moving into management at Humana. At Humana she advanced through senior roles, including regional CEO positions, prior to joining BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee in 1995. As the company’s first female CEO, she established the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation in 2003 and promoted prevention-focused models that anticipated today’s population health approaches.
After retiring from daily executive duties, Gregg co-founded Guidon Partners in 2014, advising and investing in privately held healthcare companies. She has maintained an active board portfolio: she has served as a director of Acadia Healthcare since May 2016, and holds seats with Erlanger Health System, the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Quest Diagnostics, and several private firms including MyEyeDr. Her prior board experience includes TeamHealth and First Horizon National Corporation, and she has chaired America’s Health Insurance Plans and the National Institute for Healthcare Management.
Gregg’s public service credentials include appointment by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist to the National Institutes of Health Commission on Systemic Interoperability and a gubernatorial appointment to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees. Her leadership was recognized with induction into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame, honoring her role in state healthcare reform and her sustained contributions to expanding access and improving delivery.
A respected strategist in health benefits, financing and long-term care, Gregg is noted for translating clinical experience into large-scale operational change. Her work on population health in the mid-1990s and her role in Erlanger’s conversion to a 501c3 governance structure underscore a career focused on system-level improvements. Today she remains an influential director and advisor across public and private healthcare enterprises.